Aichi Governor recall signature "secretary general instruction" testimony secretary general denies

On the issue that the signature for the recall / dismissal request of Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture was suspected to be forged, the man who collected the signature said, "At the instruction of the secretary general of the recall activity group, a new signature book saying that there is an error. I copied it on a signature sheet and stamped my finger on it. "

The secretary-general says, "We have not given such instructions."

Of the approximately 435,000 signatures submitted for the recall and dismissal request of Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture, 83% were not found to be valid, and police suspected that a large number of signatures had been forged. We are proceeding with an investigation on suspicion of violating the law.

Regarding a part of the signature book, it is said that a part-time job collected in Saga city copied the list with the name and address written on it, but a man who acted as a "trustee" who collects signatures responded to the interview. It was.

Among them, apart from the signature book that the man was forged in large numbers in Saga, "I copied the signature book that there is a defect at the instruction of the secretary general of the recall activity group Takahiro Tanaka on about 100 signature sheets and put my fingerprint on it. I pushed it. "

According to a man, around the beginning of November last year before submitting the signature, a large number of signatures with incorrect writing or no seal were found, and Secretary General Tanaka told me to "fix" at the office of the organization in the city. , I copied it to another new signature paper and stamped it, or stamped a signature without a stamp.

Instead, in order to sign or press a fingerprint, it is necessary to have a mandate from the person who can not sign because of illness etc. I didn't think it was bad at that time. "

Regarding this, Secretary-General Tanaka told NHK that "I found an incorrect signature book and said,'Why don't you copy it because it's a waste?', But I submitted it as it is. I have not given any instructions such as rework." ..